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Bike Commuters » Blog Archive » 2009 Year-End Tallies — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:14:29 +0000

[...] Bikecommuters.com/Bikejournal.com “club” ; although we are down almost 2000 miles from last year’s tallies, the club group has ridden 40008 miles, saved $5223.26 in gas money and prevented 44008 lbs. of CO2 [...]

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:52:37 +0000

Ponger, that’s how Bikejournal’s club system works — your miles only get credited to your primary or “default” club. Thanks for adding yours to the pool!

By: ponger

ponger — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:44:11 +0000

Something I noticed was that while looking at the 2008 stats, my miles only appeared on the primary club,not the others I had joined, one of which was bikecommuters. So I’ve changed my primary club to bike commuters for 2009 and now my rides appear for that club.

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:46:20 +0000

Ghost Rider: I will keep track of my combined trainer miles and riding miles on my spreadsheet.

But I joined Bike Commuters club on Bike Journal to track my commute and utilitarian miles.

By: ian

ian — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:38:34 +0000

i’ve just signed up so there is another 5500km to add to the total (3500miles)

By: Lance

Lance — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:00:17 +0000

Great resource for tracking miles. I’d come home from rides excited to post my mileage and see my totals. Helps to gauge yourself and set realistic goals for the next year too.

Also cool to just be able to realize that there are others out there with you, commuting the good commute!

We’re not alone out there, though the vehicles make us feel like that way sometimes.

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:49:41 +0000

I’m #1 for 2009. Whoot.

By: Mike Myers

Mike Myers — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:12:20 +0000

Thanks, Ghost! Seems like a very useful site. Don’t know how I missed it.

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:41:42 +0000

Jake, on your Bikejournal.com profile page, hover over “clubs” (or from the start page, hover over “clubs”) and select “manage my clubs” if that link is available. There’s a dropdown arrow…scroll down to “www.bikecommuters.com” and add the club.

They’ve changed the club search tool. It used to be that you could search using keywords rather than selecting a state and all that.

@Aaron — sure, there are plenty of folks who don’t log their miles. For those people, Bikejournal.com is a waste of time. For those of us who like that sort of information (bikes ridden and their respective yearly mileages, weather conditions and all that other stuff), Bikejournal.com is a goldmine!

By: 2whls3spds

2whls3spds — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:15:20 +0000

Then there are the thousands of us who don’t bother to track mileage, wear “normal” clothes and ride our merry way along. LOL I quit tracking mileage years ago. Base on general averages I probably rode ~1000 miles this year. I am sure I spent more than I saved in fuel costs (vintage bikes have a tendency to be that way) but my cycling is an outlet, a way to stay relatively healthy and a stress release, as well as an inexpensive hobby.

Happy New Year Everybody!

Aaron